31.   The settlement almost fell apart because a number of plaintiffs said they wanted to pursue individual lawsuits instead of accepting the offer.

32.   The settlement also prevents flight attendants from filing another class action or seeking punitive damages in individual lawsuits.

33.   They could do so to mount individual lawsuits against the cigarette makers.

34.   Those issues were all raised in class actions, and it would be essentially impossible to deal with them in individual lawsuits.

35.   An injunction barring individual lawsuits against Sulzer Medica, which runs out Friday, is expected to be extended, Tschanz said.

36.   However, the judges said the plaintiffs could file an individual lawsuit or appeal to the higher court.

37.   Instead, they want to go forward as plaintiffs with individual lawsuits.

38.   It was the largest award in an individual lawsuit against a tobacco company.

39.   The military chiefs of staff were also distributing form letters to be signed by generals to initiate individual lawsuits against Yilmaz.

40.   The pending settlement will cover individual lawsuits and class-action suits certified in eight states, the newspaper said.